News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Victims were remembered and calls for justice renewed on Friday as the nation observed the 13th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar.The eight-storey building, whic...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Monday ordered that former law minister Anisul Huq and his personal secretary Md Rashidul Kawser Bhuiyan Jibon be shown arrested in a case filed over allegations of extorting nearly Tk25 crore and laundering...
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Bangla Press Desk: The deadline for submitting nomination papers for the general election to Sherpur-3 constituency and the by-election to the vacant Bogura-6 constituency ends today (2 March).Under the schedule issued by the Election Commissio...
Bangla Press Desk: Ekushey Padak-winning poet, literary editor and prominent cultural figure Jahanara Arju passed away on Monday at 1:30pm at her residence in Gulshan. She was 93.She had been suffering from age-related illnesses for a long time...
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Bangla Press Desk: A three-member delegation on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid a courtesy call on former chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday afternoon.The delegation was led by the Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig G...
Bangla Press Desk: Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said all outstanding wages and salaries of factory workers will be cleared before the upcoming Eid.He made the remarks while talking to reporters after a view-excha...
Bangla Press Desk: With a commitment to human welfare, social development and technology-based healthcare, the ‘1 One Foundation’ and ‘MedSys Soft Limited’ were officially inaugurated at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre i...
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Bangla Press Desk: Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Saturday said it temporarily suspended all its Middle Eastern flights due to ongoing attacks in several Gulf countries."All Middle Eastern flights are put on hold due to ongoing attacks in the Uni...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, "A strong team has already started working here to inspect the construction of Thakurgaon Medical College Hospital.They are looking after the sit...
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Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh has begun a democratic journey through the recently held national election.Tarique made the remark after attending an iftar gathering organised by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Is...
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Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has announced that his party will not play the role of a conventional opposition party in the National Parliament.He made the remarks on Saturday while at...
Bangla Press Desk: Although political stability has returned following the formation of a BNP-led government through the national parliamentary elections, economic risks in Bangladesh have increased since last August, according to a report by...
Bangla Press Desk: Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam has said that Eid travel this year will be more comfortable and safer than at any other time.He said the ministries concerned have been given nece...
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